حرب أوغادين و أثرها في تعزيز العلاقات السوفيتية اليمنية الجنوبية 1977-1978

Abstract EN

The conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia in 1977, due to the conflict over the subordination of the Ogaden region, which is inhabited by the majority of Somalia, nearly turned into a third world war after the failure of political solutions and attempts to mediate by the Soviets between its African allies, and how the Somali forces launched a massive attack on Ethiopia.

Then Moscow stopped negotiation with Somalia and cut off all provided aid, but the provided aid to Ethiopia was doubled.

In view of the close relations between Moscow and the Democratic Republic of Yemen, Aden became a base for launching military aid across its territory, and its role in supporting the Soviets to back the new Ethiopian government in confronting the Somali attack, shipping large quantities of Military equipment across the Red Sea for maintenance, refueling, and military experts from the Soviets, East Germans and Cubans to help the Ethiopian army, in addition to being a headquarters for treating the wounded in the war operations in the Horn of Africa